Georgia § 49-4-54 - Duties of county departments under this article.
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§ 49-4-54. Duties of county departments under this article.
The county departments shall: Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Human Services pursuant to this article; Report to the Department of Human Services at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to time direct; and Submit to the county commissioner or board of commissioners or the legally constituted fiscal or financial agent of the county, after approval by the department, a budget containing an estimate and supporting data setting forth the amount of money needed to carry out this article. (Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, § 6; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 2-2, 2-3/HB 228.)
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